Colorado theater shooter, James Holmes, got sentenced to the maximum possible 3,318 years in prison. In other words, life with no parole.

Question though, why?
If there is no chance (for a criminal) of rehabilitation & someone becoming a useful member of society, why keep them alive? Just kill him/her & be done with it.
I can understand life without parole if it is part of a plea agreement but a straight up conviction?
I know the death penalty was on the table for this but it was a split jury & so they couldn't pursue it as per state law but this still seems like a waste of time/resources to me.

That must be one of them 'clocks' that goes in reverse! :ponder: So the question is.. Do you set it ahead instead of rolling it back? :laugh: DLST Sucks, It gets dark in the mountains about 5 PM. Kills me.